A master of comedy!

Chapter 56 Havoc in Heaven

He wore a purple-gold crown and held a halberd.

Zhou Sheng strode forward as if heading straight for the stage, but was stopped by Yao Tai Feng.

"Although you have a lot of energy, you're singing the opening act, not the 'opening act'..."

Upon hearing this, everyone backstage burst into laughter, their tension vanished, and they looked at Zhou Sheng with gratitude.

It wasn't hard for them to see that this young man was deliberately trying to amuse them, so they wouldn't be too nervous and make mistakes when they went on stage.

Zhou Sheng smiled nonchalantly and obediently returned to his seat.

Many people nodded to him, their eyes showing goodwill.

This young man seems nice. They've already heard that Juxianlou is getting a new singer for the hanging aria. The hanging aria is not easy to sing. Of the three people who were devoured by ghosts last year, two of them died in the hanging aria.

But instead of worrying about himself, he helped them relieve their tension.

A moment later, three drumbeats suddenly sounded from backstage, and amidst the deep strains of the string melody "Wind in the Pines," wisps of white smoke rose from the stage, creating a scene resembling a fairyland.

A figure finally took the stage.

Stepping to the beat of the rapid wind, he actually did thirty-six somersaults in a row, and finally leaped onto the high platform.

Standing on one leg, palm outstretched as if gazing into the distance, his upside-down peach-shaped face is adorned with a pair of fierce, golden eyes.

Monkey show, "Havoc in Heaven"!
With just this one appearance, she instantly drew cheers from the audience and firmly captured their attention.

Zhou Sheng noticed that the audience members who had been crying out in pain were now staring intently at the stage, and their restless anger seemed to have subsided.

"They all died in the fire, their malevolent spirit burning like flames, consuming their very being. Even as ghosts, they could not find peace, only finding a moment of tranquility when watching a play."

Yao Taifeng stood beside Zhou Sheng, watching the stage and the audience with him, and spoke up to explain.

Zhou Sheng looked at her with some surprise, but before he could ask, he heard her speak again.

"Are you saying that our opera troupe also died in a fire, but why didn't we suffer the same fate as them?"

Zhou Sheng nodded. He noticed that none of the performers in the opera troupe looked burned; they all appeared normal and were much less aggressive than the audience.

But didn't the fire at Juxianlou back then kill everyone?
Yao Taifeng continued to explain, "This is all thanks to Fifth Master."

“When we were still alive, Fifth Master often came to Juxianlou to listen to operas. He was knowledgeable about opera, and over time, he gradually became familiar with us.”

"At the time, we all thought that Fifth Master was just a retired senior from the Peking Opera world. I was a close friend of his despite the age difference, and I received his guidance several times, from which I benefited greatly."

"Later, when Juxianlou caught fire, we were just like those audience members, suffering from the scorching flames every day. It was Fifth Master who went to the city lord and helped us get rid of the fire curse."

City Lord?

Zhou Sheng was taken aback, but then he understood. She was referring to the master of this Little Fengdu Ghost City.

My master actually has connections with the city lord here?

“Even Xiao Feng doesn’t keep idle ghosts. Although the city lord helped us get rid of the fire evil, he also set a rule.”

"That means we have to perform every day to help these audience members dispel the evil spirits. Once the evil spirits have dissipated, we can regain our freedom, either by being reincarnated or by living in the city, whichever we choose."

"Before this, if we made a mistake on stage, we would be torn apart and devoured by the violent audience. Of course, we could also choose not to perform, but if we didn't, the fire evil in our souls would be restored again, making us just like them."

After a pause, Yao Tai Feng's body trembled slightly, as if she had recalled the pain of being burned by flames.

"So, it's not too late for you to leave now. After all, you don't owe the city lord anything. My master doesn't want you to go on stage, but it's actually for your own good."

After hearing Yao Taifeng's words, Zhou Sheng remained silent for a moment before saying, "You have reasons why you have to go on stage, and so do I."

Yao Tai Feng's eyes showed a slight surprise, but she didn't press the matter. "Let's change the subject. Who's performing that monkey opera? It's truly outstanding!"

Zhou Sheng looked at Sun Wukong on the stage with admiration in his eyes. The other party's martial arts skills were extremely solid, and he performed all kinds of difficult movements very well, vividly.

Especially the somersaults, which he can do dozens of times in a row without moving, and the stick he wields is so powerful and dazzling that it makes people dizzy.

Juxianlou truly lives up to its reputation; everyone there possesses a unique skill.

"This is Brother Xiao Wu, my senior brother. He was a famous martial arts actor in Xunyang back then. The actress playing Chang'e is his wife."

Zhou Sheng nodded, continuing to enjoy the show while secretly learning from others and carefully observing what he could learn from them.

"By the way, don't just look at the stage, you should also pay attention to the audience."

Yao Tai Feng pointed at a certain audience member, a chill flashing in her phoenix eyes.

"Among the spectators, there were also some troublemakers who liked to stir up trouble. For example, that big man was a gang leader in his previous life. Every time he watched a play, he would sit in the front and stare at us intently."

"If there is even the slightest mistake, he will immediately jump onto the stage, drag the person who made the mistake off and insult them, making them lose face. Now it's even worse; he directly drags the person off the stage, tears them up, and devours them."

Little Red Thread nodded repeatedly, saying, "That's right, that big oaf is really bad. He ate Sister Lian, who used to braid my hair. If Sister Feng hadn't held me back, I would have bitten him to death!"

Zhou Sheng followed their gaze and was taken aback, a playful look appearing in his eyes.

Because that so-called troublemaker was actually the burly man he had met on his way to Juxianlou.

After being told to back down, the other party made a threat, saying that he would wait and see after the show.

No wonder it's so vicious; it's already infamous.

At that moment, the other party was sitting at the very front, staring with blood-red eyes like copper bells, like a ferocious beast ready to devour its prey, staring unblinkingly at the girl playing the Jade Rabbit on the stage.

The little girl was dressed as a rabbit, wearing a long-eared headpiece, and she was very cute as she tumbled and jumped around.

She acted very smoothly. Although she wasn't as skilled as Hongxian, she had put in a lot of hard work. She was also quiet and pretty, which suited the image of the Jade Rabbit very well.

But he couldn't resist the pair of bloodshot eyes full of hostility staring intently from below the stage, and his face visibly tense up.

"It's Xiuxiu! His target this time is Xiuxiu!"

"It's shameless to bully a child!"

Yao Taifeng gritted her teeth, tightened her grip on the bright silver spear, and her eyes grew even colder, sharp as swords.

Over the years, the veteran actors on stage have become more and more mature, but the children are still mentally unstable, remaining in the year they just died.

So the bully changed his strategy and started targeting children.

As expected, under the constant scrutiny of her opponent, Xiuxiu's face grew paler and paler, and she became increasingly nervous, eventually losing her balance during the tackle.

The next moment, the bully suddenly hissed and jeered loudly, but a bloodthirsty excitement flashed in his eyes.

He scrambled onto the stage and lunged at Xiuxiu with a ferocious expression. Flames erupted from his charred skin, and his murderous aura continued to rise.

Inspired by him, the other spectators also began to become restless, their eyes turning bloodshot and their bodies emitting black smoke.

"It hurts... it hurts..."

"Can't act... eat her..."

"Eat her..."

(End of this chapter)